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Unemployment rate at record low for second year.

Manufacturing accounts for 8% of US employment, 20% of capital investment, and 35% of annual US productivity growth. Find out more.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23—The construction industry will need to attract nearly 650,000 additional workers on top of the normal pace of hiring in 2022 to meet the demand for labor, according to a model developed by Associated Builders and Contractors.

The construction industry will need to attract nearly 650,000 additional workers on top of the normal pace of hiring in 2022 to meet the demand for labor, according to a model developed by Associated Builders and Contractors.

These areas of construction have seen the most growth in spite of the pandemic, according to federal data.

Photo Credit: ersin ergin / Shutterstock Nearly two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, the ongoing spread of the virus and an uneven economic recovery have hobbled some sectors while others continue to experience rapid growth. One of th...

Amazon construction put to a halt as the company's partnership with Connecticut contractors being reevaluated after eight nooses found on-site.